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The music is even sweeter when you are a member. spring membership drive march 6–15 join the fun, join the family.

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Coast Community Radio Receives Grants from Templin Foundation, Clatsop County Cultural Coalition for immediate release 2/11/2019

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storia, or – coast community radio (ccr), the nonprofit radio station in the Columbia-Pacific region, has received a $15,000 grant from Templin Foundation. Station Manager Graham Nystrom wrote the grant for money toward the purchase and installation of a new 5,000 watt transmitter. This generous grant moves the station significantly closer to being able to replace the essential, but aged and often repaired transmitter atop Megler Mountain, KMUN’s primary broadcast site. Transmitters of this kind range in cost from $30,000-$40,000.

“Regular equipment overhaul is a necessary process in the functioning and maintenance of a viable radio station like Coast Community Radio,” states Nystrom, “In fact it was a grant from the Templin Foundation last year, funding replacement of three vital but aging pieces of equipment related to the transmitter, that provided the stimulus for a capital campaign to overhaul the station’s entire broadcast chain.” The campaign is a three-year plan, of which the first year defines a goal of at least $25,000 from local foundations. This year’s Templin Foundation grant provides a jumpstart toward meeting or exceeding that goal from local foundations! The total fundraising goal for Year One of the equipment overhaul from all potential sources is $100,000.

Susan Peterson Coast Community Radio susan@coastradio.org 503.325.0010

In other good news, the station wishes Coast Community Radio is a memberto thank the Clatsop County Cultural supported, volunteer-operated radio Coalition for its generous support. The station, serving a diverse listening CCCC is funded by the Oregon Cultural audience along the North Oregon and Trust to award funds to projects that SW Washington coasts, from Raymond, support, maintain, preserve and protect Washington to Pacific City, Oregon. cultural programs in the following We strive to provide locally relevant categories: visual and performing arts, programming, news and emergency heritage, and humanities. In an awards information on three stations KMUN, presentation ceremony December KTCB and KCPB. KMUN, at 91.9fm 6, 2018, Tillicum Foundation/CCR celebrated its 35th anniversary in April received the $2,000 grant earmarked for 2018. the project entitled Remote Broadcasting in the Community.

This project will allow the station to broadcast remotely from anywhere with an internet connection, a major enhancement THE BEST VINTAGE to its capability.

SELECTION & NEW “We couldn’t OF QUALITY CLOTHING support the NEW AND JEWELRY, community USED LPs ON GIFTS, without THE COAST ACCES SORIES great support from CCCC, Templin and other local 1269 COMMERCIAL STREET grants, thank IN BEAUTIFUL ASTORIA, ORE. you” declares a very grateful Nystrom.

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Every quarter Buoy’s Community Involvement Committee chooses a non-profit to receive $1 for every pint of a specialty IPA ordered in our restaurant and taproom.

Community Action is a jan. Clatsop non-profit agency specializing in housing, energy assistance. feb. food, CCA offers & referral mar. to all of theinformation area’s human service partners to help individuals and their families in need.

Each year, SMART reaches thousands of Oregon children with vital one-on-one reading support and books for those who need them most. SMART has a network over 5,000 volunteers reading to nearly 10,000 students each year.

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july Clatsop Animal Assistance, Inc. (CAA) a non-profit animal welfare organiAUG. iszation to promoting and SEPT. providingdedicated for the needs of the Clatsop County Animal Shelter’s homeless pets. We also promote animal adoption as the first option.

Astoria Alano Club assists persons who wish to recover from various ‘unhealthy’ lifestyle choices, and, and maintain a physical facility for education, support, life-skill training, fellowship and recreational uses.

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visit buoybeer.com for more info open daily at 11am (503) 325-4540 #1 8th street, astoria oregon

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Coast Community Radio Staff station manager/chief engineer Graham Nystrom, stationmanager@coastradio.org operations manager Brian Bovenizer, operations@coastradio.org program director Elizabeth Menetrey, elizm@coastradio.org development director Susan Peterson, susan@coastradio.org membership specialist Janet Fryberger, membership@coastradio.org news director Joanne Rideout, news1@coastradio.org bookkeeping Jennifer Rasmussen graphic designer Leah Olson accounting Integrated Business Services Inc 98 10th Street, Astoria, OR 97103

Tech Support Team engineering support Terry Wilson Sunset Empire Ham Radio Club Gray Haertig Michael Johnson general pc & net Jacob Humphries web maintenance Brian Bovenizer, brian@coastradio.org The CURRENT program guide is a quarterly publication of Coast Community Radio. KMUNFM, KTCB-FM and KCPB-FM are non-commercial community radio stations owned and operated by the TILLICUM FOUNDATION PO Box 269, Astoria, Oregon 97103 (503) 325-0010

tillicum foundation board Jack Harris, President 2019 Jennifer Crocket, Vice President 2019 Lisa Smith, Secretary 2020 John Stevenson, Treasurer 2019 Tom Duncan, 2019 David Campiche, 2019 Josh Marquis, 2020 Victoria Stoppiello, 2020 Sarah Lu Heath, 2020

board of directors meeting

Every 4th Wednesday at 5p.m. at KMUN Dates and location are subject to change.

Check coastradio.org one week before the meeting for location.

community advisory board committee Richard Beck Joyce Hunt Nate Sandel Gabe White

Albert Smith John Stevenson Ann Ornie

Coast Community Radio provides independent, non-commercial, community radio programs and services for the greater Lower Columbia Pacific Region.

Second Thursdays on even months at 4 p.m. at KMUN. Dates are subject to change as needed.

Meeting Notices

Please submit meeting notices at coastradio.org. On-air notices will be created from website submissions.

Studios are located in Tillicum House at 1445 Exchange Street, Astoria, Ore. — web: www.coastradio.org email: info@coastradio.org Like us at KMUN 91.9 Coast Community Radio www.twitter.com/coastradio

The Tillicum Foundation is tax-exempt and all gifts, grants, and contributions to it are tax deductible to the extent of the law. KMUN broadcasts 5,000 watts of power at 91.9 MHz from its main transmitter on Megler Mountain, and 10 watts at 104.3 MHz from a translator in Wheeler, 89.5 MHz from a translator located in Cannon Beach, and 91.3 MHz from a translator serving South Astoria. KTCB broadcasts 400 watts of power at 89.5 MHz from Cape Meares, serving Tillamook County. Tillicum Foundation also operates a second program service. KCPB broadcasts at 400 watts from Megler Mountain at 90.9 MHz.

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1ST & 3RD TUESDAYS FROM 9:30–10AM with Teresa and Jessica

xploring nature has long inspired the work of farmer Teresa Retzlaff, who grows plant starts, produce and cut flowers at 46 North Farm near Astoria. “I taught myself to garden in my late teens,” she says, “but then had to unlearn gardening to become a farmer.” In 2016 Teresa was approached to develop a new gardening show for Coast Community Radio, after Ann Goldeen, the beloved host of Diggin’ the Dirt, passed away.

“Jessica brings a creative voice to the show, filling in gaps of gardening knowledge that my farm brain has set down,” Teresa acknowledges, “plus I just have so much fun geeking out about growing plants with her.”

In Season airs on the first and third Tuesdays of the months, where the pair will continue to explore gardening, farming and nature topics, interview special guests, highlight upcoming events and celebrate the wonderful region we live and grow in.

“It was an honor to be asked, given those boots to fill. I wanted to fold the world of farming into the new show.

Coast Community Radio was supportive, giving me the confidence to take this project on.” In late 2018, gardener and artist Jessica Schlief joined In Season as a co-host.

Hear the Dance EVERY OTHER SUNDAY FROM 9 TO 11PM with Maggie Wall

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i there. I am Maggie Wall, your local ballet expert and host for Hear the Dance: Music for the Ballet. Join me every 2nd and 4th (and sometimes 5th!) Sunday of each month for a wide range of ballet music, from the very old, very classical ballets to the contemporary, 21st century ballets of today.

You’ll hear full-length classic story ballets in addition to music for shorter, non-narrative ballets by the likes of George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, and by current phenoms like Christopher Wheeldon and Justin Peck.

I am a ballet teacher and life-long ballet lover. Let me share my passion with you.

Join me for an evening of ballet, about every other Sunday, 9-11pm.

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WEEKDAYS 8:49AM

by Joanne Rideout

his month we’re talking about community and loneliness, each of which can be a big deal on commercial vessels like the ships and working boats we see plying the waters of our region.

I’ve interviewed many mariners over the years, and been on board vessels at sea and in port, and it’s clear to me from those experiences that the people on each vessel, like it or not, form a community, almost a family, by the very nature of their proximity to one another.

While they may be from different places, speak different languages and have very different cultural reference points, they form bonds of mutual experience, and share a common space and commitment: the safe completion of their mission. That could be delivering cargo, catching fish, performing rescues or installing undersea telecommunications cable (to name a few of the diverse roles mariners play around our region).

At the same time, each individual on board a ship or boat has connections on land, connections they had to leave behind in order to pursue their work. This separation leads to loneliness, and it’s probably fortunate for sailors and fishermen that their work is so demanding and ongoing at sea that they don’t have much time to brood.

Still, if you observe a group of mariners when they get near land or an anchorage, the first thing crewmembers will do, after they’ve safely completed their work, is to try and call home. I’ve heard of ships maneuvering in an anchorage to try and get the best cell signal for those on board. Even a quick phone call, a connection, can make a world of difference. That need for connection is in all of us.

In a world where people increasingly communicate from a vantage point of isolation, through social media and other means where being together is not necessary, we can see the results of loneliness, disconnection and lack of community. Among them are sniping, hair trigger tempers, and other rude behaviors that simply wouldn’t happen, in general, if people were in the same room, clear in the understanding that their fates were tied together and their mutual welfare depended on getting along and working things out.

Seems like our world could take a lesson from life on board ship, and from mariners. Planet Earth is our ship, and we need to work things out, despite our differences. The penalty for forgetting we are all on the same vessel is pretty high. No one can rescue us from ourselves. The answer to our loneliness is right in front of us. It’s realizing our common

goal, our mutual mission. It’s simple, but sometimes challenging.

It’s community.

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View From the Crow’s Nest

by Graham Nystrom Station Manager

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reetings friends, I know what you are all thinking...how is Radio for Good going?

In my last article, I laid out a plan called “Radio for Good” to overhaul all of Coast Community Radio’s broadcast equipment. The motivation to perform these updates and upgrades was a difficult couple of months last Fall, when several pieces of aging equipment failed almost simultaneously.

The role our stations play on the coast is an important one, and as Station Manager, ensuring our broadcast presence and reliability well into the future is my current priority. As I mentioned last issue, Radio for Good is a 3-year, $300,000 plan that will cover replacing and updating all station equipment from studios to transmitters to translators. Phase One (this year) will cover the equipment that gets our signal from the station up to the tower site (Studio-Transmitter Links or STL’s), as well as our main 5,000 watt transmitter and all peripheral equipment. Not including installation costs or peripheral equipment, a new transmitter for KMUN will cost about $40,000. I am requesting and reviewing proposals from several engineers and manufacturing companies to find the best match to

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suit our needs and budget. You will be happy to hear that once this phase is complete, we will have multiple backup methods of getting our signal to the transmitter, as well as a working backup transmitter available at the flip of a switch. Redundancy is a major goal as that is what will keep us on the air during a severe weather event or other emergency.

Radio for Good fundraising is going very well, and we have the community to thank for that! Thus far, the generous members of our community have contributed their full $25,000 to the campaign. I intend to match this with an additional $25,000 in small foundation grants, followed by an additional $50,000 match from one large foundation. The Templin Foundation in Pacific County, Washington has already stepped up with a grant award of $15,000. Thank you Templin Foundation! This will fund 50% of the cost of our new transmitter!

So after 2 months, we are almost halfway to our goal for the year.

I prefer not to make all of my articles about numbers and dollars and budgets, but I’m afraid that’s how it’s going to be for the next three years. An important detail for you to remember is that Radio for Good is entirely separate from our normal annual operating budget

and fundraising practices. Spring pledge drive is almost here, and like every Spring, we look forward to your continued support of our day to day operations.

We promise not to ask you for another Radio for Good dime until Giving Tuesday in December, the kick-off to Phase Two. We are also putting lots of effort into making fundraising fun! Examples of this include the John Gorka concert in January at the PAC, the Fort George benefit night on February 26 that had lots of fun, radio-related raffle prizes, and the upcoming KMUN birthday party. The good ship KMUN turns 36 this year, and we hope you will come celebrate with us on Saturday, April 13.

Another wonderful opportunity comes in August when we will be hosting another farm to table dinner featuring great company, fine food and live music.

Thanks, as always, for your support. I hope to see you at one or more of these great, upcoming Coast Community Radio events. And, as Wayne from “In the Mood” always says, “I will see you on the radio, bye-bye!”

FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

by Victoria Stoppiello Board of Directors

EXTENDED FAMILY

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o you have chosen extended family? I do. One person has adopted me and my husband as"honorary aunt and uncle.” Another person I’ve described as “one of my surrogate mothers.” Anita stayed in every one of my homes in Portland, Manzanita, Ilwaco and Nehalem. Anita lived most of her life in Brooklyn, New York and then retired to West Palm Beach with her husband Morris. Our connection was her son, Jonathan, one of the first people I met when I began volunteering at KB00 radio in

Portland. JP, as I refer to him, was Program Director at KBOO and later at KWAX in Eugene.

On one visit, Anita was at our house alone in Manzanita all day. When I returned home from work, she told me she never felt lonely, although visiting a small town where she knew almost no one.

KMUN filled her day—the variety of programs and the authenticity of the hosts made her feel among friends and removed any hint of loneliness.

A 1970s Japanese futurist predicted two kinds of community in the future: “intentional” and over the internet, defining “intentional” as the community developed by our choices of where to live and work. He used bee-keepers all over the world communicating over the web as an example of a digital community. We have both versions of community at Coast Community Radio; we are connected inside with our chosen involvement and outside when we feel the comfort of a familiar voice of a person we’ve never met.

Thank you dedicated volunteers!

Albert Smith Alex Appel Allie Evans Amanda Garrett Annie Fletcher Andrew Zingg Astronemis Ray Audrey Long Barbara Hansel Ben Hunt Bereniece Jones Bernie Burger Bill Ham Bobby Hays Bob Goldberg Bob Westerberg Bobette Baze Bonnie Lively Branden Wilson Bruce Williams Carol Newman Carolyn Wells Celeste Endlich Chris Duffy Chris Gilde Cindy Price

Color Gorsuch Cornelio Gonzalez Dave Douglas Dave Nelson David Hall David Paul Dave Rzewnicki Debbie Twombly Debby Moggio Donna Quinn Edward James Ed Wernicke Eileen Williams Elizabeth Hayes Ellen Frye Ellen Levy Emily Geddes Errol Brown Friends of Willapa Nat’l Wildlife Refuge Gabe White Gail Henrikson Gary Sunderland George McCartin Gregg Skloff Isa Haverlan

Jack Harris Jackie Nichols Jan Faber Jan Mitchell Jay Obenour JD Wells Jeannine Grey Jenn Crockett Jeremy Hirsch Jerry Middaugh Jessamyn West Jessica Schleif Jill Merrill Jim Dott Joan Herman Joe Patenaude Joey Altruda John Orr John Rider John Stevenson Josh Marquis Joyce Hunt Kati Claborn Kim Angelis Krist Novoselic Kyle Fisher

Larry Moore Laurie Caplan Liam Dunne Linda Perkins Linda Perme LinMarie DiCianni Lisa Smith Lloyd Bowler Lyle Haataja Lynn Hadley Maggie Wall Maria Gowan Marco Davis Margaret Beres Margaret Frimoth Margarita Cullimore Mark Erickson Martha Wharton Merianne Myers Michael McCusker Michel Meiffren Nate Sandel Neil Andrews Norma Hernandez Pam Trenary Patty Marks

Peter Branch Peter von Payens Prudence Diem Ray Merritt Reid Johnson Retta Christie Rhonda Gewin Richard Beck Richard Dawson Robert Emanual Rodrigo Levezni Roger Rocka Ron Baldwin Sam Bensel Sam Chapman Sarah Lippold Sarah Lu Heath Shannon Meeker Slab Slabinski Stephanie Smith Stuart Saunders Sunshine Hazel

Susie McLerie Taylor Ford Teresa DeLorenzo Teresa Retzlaff Thron Riggs Tim Allwein Todd Lippold Todd Robnett Tom Brownson Tom Duncan Tom Veazey Troy Hill Ute Swerdloff Vanessa Garner Victoria Stoppiello Wayne Downing Will Chapman

to volunteer at the station, contact volunteer@coastradio.org or call 503.325.0010.

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FROM THE OPERATIONS MANAGER

by Brian Bovenizer Operations Manager

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ecently, my partner and i took a trip to olympia, wa complete with visit to KAOS, the great community radio station broadcasting from the Evergreen State College. In reflecting on our college days (she got her undergrad there), I found myself thinking about my collegiate experience as a pretty lonely time. I hung out with the same people, saw the same things and didn’t even know what community radio was.

It took stepping out of my normal routine and environment to really grow into the person that I wanted to be. The person that

"If you ever get lonely, just go to the record store and visit your friends.”

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I am today. And don’t worry, I am not lonely anymore.

Throughout our weekend I noted how refreshing it is to expose ourselves to different places, media, and perspectives. It keeps the mind moving and if the mind is moving fast enough, there is often no room for loneliness. If we listen to the same songs, the same news, the same shows, the same viewpoints we cannot grow. Fortunately, we have an eclectic mix of volunteers, members and staff here at KMUN to keep it fresh.

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One thing that struck me about KAOS is that they have a policy to play at least 80% independent music. Their stacks are HUGE and they have multiple student volunteers overseeing them to constantly curate their music catalog which includes vinyl, tapes, CDs and digital releases. They are also operating out of a college student union building with tons of storage and not an old victorian house. We love our location, but it is not exactly bursting with storage opportunities. So Coast Community Radio volunteers have been working hard over the last two years to digitize our CD collection. Soon, our entire digital catalog will be offered up to our programmers to play over the airwaves, making room on the shelves. While a first impression might scold us for this, please know that we still love vinyl and hope to start accepting new vinyl releases for the first time in years. CD’s however are digital music and fit more compactly into a computer. Fun fact: vinyl sales grew by 19.7% in 2018, while CD sales were down 41.5%. Expect more new, independent, and local music, news and thought from us in the future and we’ll fight loneliness together. I can still remember watching “Almost Famous” for the first time in high school and this line has always stuck with me. “[...] if you ever get lonely, just go to the record store and visit your friends.” – Cameron Crowe

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PROGRAMMING NOTES

by Elizabeth Menetrey Programming Director

A Conversation with John Orr

My favorite time to listen to the radio is late at night. It’s quiet all around but for the music that speaks to my heart. I can be down and hear a song that soothes or lifts me up. You’re never alone when you have the radio on.

KMUN is community.

We are here for you.

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There's a new weekly call in program on KMUN, “A Conversation with John Orr,” every Friday at 9:30 AM. John invites callers to express their opinions and ask questions about topics of local, regional and occasionally national interest. Talk with John about development on the Astoria waterfront, problems facing our local Ports, timber & fishing issues, affordable housing, state and local politics and more.

John’s goal is to involve our listening audience in an informed, civil yet lively discussion. Join him for “A Conversation with John Orr” on Friday mornings at 9:30. The show is also available as a podcast at coastradio.org. friday mornings at 9:30 am

March is Women's History Month

Her Stories: Stories By, For and Of Women The Kitchen Sisters go to "Tupperware®" parties. A supermarket checker checks out her life, in the radio soap Saratoga Springs.

Jenifer returns "Home From Africa" with all 13 Symptoms of Chronic Peace Corps Withdrawal. Host Dmae Roberts has a collage about "Sisters." and in a new syntax of whispers and words Susan Stone tells the story of "Ruby" and her husbands. sunday, march 3rd at 7 pm

Piece of My Heart The Story of Janis Joplin

May is National Mental Health Month Robert Lowell and the Poetry of a Suffering Mind Robert Lowell was the last of his kind: a New England aristocrat of Olympian thunder and civic weight, dead-set from boyhood on artistic greatness, “the pure air of the mountain peak,” he said. All the while he was beset by certifiable madness: crippling peaks of mania and depression.

Though Janis became an international symbol of the San Francisco music scene of the ‘60s, her Texas roots profoundly influenced her music, her identity, and ultimately her enduring legacy.

Join Kris Kristofferson, Tracy Nelson of Mother Earth, and some of those closest to Janis during her days growing up in Texas for an exclusive one hour documentary. sunday, march 31st at 7 pm

sunday, may 5th at 7 pm

April is National Poetry Month

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a change of world: poetry and the women's movement sunday, april 7th at 7 pm

what's the word? poetry for children monday, april 22nd at 9:30 am

Meryl Streep narrates an hour-long documentary special about how the Women’s Movement changed poetry, and how women poets changed the culture.

From nursery rhymes and nonsense poems to serious verse about controversial subjects, poetry for children teaches us about the power of words.

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FROM THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

A Greater Sense of Belonging

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by Susan Peterson Development Director

recently read an article in the new york times (see link below) that spoke to community being the antidote to loneliness. It cited several sources of the loneliness factor and noted survey results that most Americans “suffer from strong feelings of loneliness and a lack of significance in their relationships.” The article also spoke to the solution. That is being the neighbor I want to be in the place I call home. I like solutions.

a void in my days and my need to connect with people. Now I work with a great team of people who make up the staff, volunteers, community supporters and members of the best little radio station on the planet! Who knew I would end up spending 40 hours a week here!!

Getting involved at the station is part of my solution. I was a volunteer at the front desk long before I was hired. I felt so honored and humbled to work among the giants, Doug, Joey, Tom and Elizabeth. Being here allowed me to chat with a group of people I was meeting for the first time. That certainly filled

Since becoming a member in 2010, I have had a greater sense of belonging.

Through my interactions with all levels of the radio community and Lower Columbia region, I get to have an even larger sense of that connection. You can too, please join us!

Link to article: www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/opinion/loneliness-political-polarization.html

FROM THE NEWS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

In the News

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ometimes when we publish an issue of the current, our staff chooses a theme, and each of us tries to address that theme within the context of our varied roles at the station.

This cycle our mutual topic is the relationship between community and loneliness At its most basic, community is part of our name: Coast Community Radio. It’s also part of our mission, which goes beyond running a radio station, and includes serving, in different ways, the people who listen to us.

One of the downsides to lack of community can be isolation and loneliness. Coast Community Radio can be an antidote to that, because we’re all about sharing and companionship. For one thing, we’re always around, even when no one else is, filling the airwaves with the sounds of humanity.

Our commitment to community at CCR calls us to live engaged lives, and to build

by Joanne Rideout News Director relationships and partnerships, and to foster the exchange of ideas to make our world a better place.. We do this with the help of over 100 local volunteers, in addition to our small staff.

In the news and public affairs department, we take the sharing of information seriously.

Whether it’s the latest developments on the Astoria City Council or stories relating to regional topics, or emergency information, we strive to provide what you need to feel connected to your community and region.

Connection fosters belonging, and that’s a good antidote to loneliness.

Community members contribute to our local outreach by being hosts of, and guests on, our public affairs shows, where familiar hosts like Donna Quinn, Merianne Myers, Dr. Allie Evans, Lynn Hadley, Roger Rocka, Joan Herman, and Teresa Retzlaff give voice to community in their shows about business, cooking, health, agriculture, current events, and other topics - interviews with interesting

people who share their passions and pursuits.

Our radio waves are alive with the stories of the people who live here. As your community radio station, we think that’s a mighty good role to have and a great way to keep community together. It’s a good way to chase the specter of loneliness away and keep it gone. We’re proud to have community as our middle name. We’re very aware that we couldn’t do it alone. We wouldn’t even try.

We need the community to make it happen.

And we thank you for being part of it.

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FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CORNER

by Janet Fryberger Membership Specialist

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“I tell you this / to break your heart / by which I mean only / that it break open and never close again / to the rest of the world.”

MARY OLIVER, LEAD

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ecently there have been a number of great articles about loneliness (aka isolation) being the next big health crisis. It's an epidemic! There's a global Campaign to End Loneliness.

There's a lot of focus on community as an antidote to loneliness. Can't really argue with that. There are many ways to build or participate in a community, to identify and connect with like-minded people. Joining clubs and groups like knitting or meditation, getting to know your neighbors, hanging out at bars/coffee houses, going to your local art walk, concerts, bird watching, volunteering for events, dog parks, political activism ... you’re likely to find your people if you get out there and join something, start something.

Coast Community Radio is by, for and of the community.

And I'm lucky enough to wear two hats here - Membership Specialist and Volunteer Coordinator. When I come to work, I enter a community of people with whom I have something in common - music, news, food, the river, the arts, pride, health, etc. I'm pretty delighted to serve and interact with my people; I've always done volunteer work and I've always given some kind of regular support to a non-profit, even if it wasn’t much.

Seeking and finding your tribe is wonderful and maybe even critical. But it's also helpful to look inward. Check your heart - is it open? Check your interactions with strangers - are you kind? What sort of neighbor are you choosing to be? Are you supporting organizations that you believe in? Political opportunists are capitalizing on our isolation, on our fears, on our confusion. Don't let them profit from our struggles!

When you leave your house or your screen to engage with other citizens, remember to be kind to your barista/bartender, smile at a stranger (maybe even a tourist!), be generous when you have the opportunity. What would our communities look like if we were all the kind neighbor and considerate friend that we want to have?

oh, and don't forget

The Spring Membership Drive March 6–15th. it's going to be epic!

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LETTERS

we want to hear from you!

Email membership@coastradio.org Mail PO Box 269, Astoria, OR 97103 Message us on Facebook

to KMUN

I am pleased to enclose a donation intended to help with your essential contributions to our community.

Thanks for keeping us all informed on what's going on in our part of the county and letting us use you getting our fundraiser out over the radio. from the gals in cannon beach american legion auxiliary unit 168

mclaren innes A few times a day, I look up and see a silent giant gliding through the water, on its way to the Astoria anchorage, Longview, Portland, or out into the great Pacific. The Ship Report, a local radio report on KMUN 91.9 Coast Community Radio, tells me what it is and what it's carrying, what its lights mean and what the horn blasts signify. This morning, before I arose from bed, I knew the Columbia was fogged in because I heard a vessel give two long blasts. And I knew someone out there was in the way because I then heard five short blasts. So much to learn so I can read this river.

Thanks to host Joanne Rideout, for the best local tourism guide out there! :) I can't wait to meet you.

jennifer burns bright-writer from facebook

Community announcements on Kmun 91.9 and website

Hey There! We really enjoy you programming! Still looking forward to the transmitter getting fixed – we have very fuzzy reception on W. Niagara.

We can stream, but would much rather listen to the radio. ben and jane editor's note: thanks for your kind words. we are on it, ben and jane. #radioforgood is well under way.

You add to the texture of our life

anonymous

To all at KMUN, Thanks for the excellent programming again in 2018, especially morning classics, Shady Grove and Gospel Train. from h. nuender of harry guitars

Having an event for your organization?

KMUN wants to help get the word out!

Here’s what you need to do:

Fill in all the information that is pertinent to your event and "SUBMIT EVENT."

This goes into a pending file and is processed by a volunteer who then okays it for the website and writes up an on-air Go to CoastRadio.org Along the right hand side of Homepage find the "SUBMIT" announcement. You will receive an email when this happens.

Please submit 2 weeks before your event. button under "COMMUNITY EVENTS" On the "SUBMIT EVENT" page, select "ADD NEW"

we will announce it for one week!

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J. PIERCE CHRISTIE LONG-TIME KMUN PROGRAMMER (1964–2019)

Pierce was a real contributor. He hosted Sunday evening classics with eloquence and style, even went to the extent to dress up to broadcast in a tux!

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ierce was a radio star. He had passion, humor and his love of the music came shining through the airwaves. His Radio Operator's Permit is dated March 18th, 1983. That's a month before KMUN went on the air. He was ready to go!

Although he also hosted Evening Classics and Bedtime Stories, it was Standby for Blues that was his signature show. I spent many a happy hour rummaging around his record collection at the Mallternative. Pierce was part of the fabric of Astoria. He always will be. elizabeth m

He started Stand By For Blues every Tuesday, I believe. And preceding that hosted Bedtime Stories for years with his talented daughter's, Heather, baby Ruth and sister, Aretta who continues on air today. His whole family supported KMUN for years. We loved his eloquent presence on the air, his great taste and knowledge of the blues, and love for our community. We will miss him and his parents, Peg and John who gave generously to our cause.

Pierce and I trained together under Harriet Baskas before KMUN went on the air; he was one of the original programmers in the first line up of music shows. His "Standby for Blues" was well-received, and his knowledge and candor made for a very good program.

His energy and love for the station carried on for many years to come, and will continue to do so in his absence. He was the godfather of Blues programming at KMUN, and leaves other blues programs in his wake... He will be missed.

Thank you, Pierce for everything you gave to the station...peace, and happy trails to you. bernie b

He was a pioneer of radio. His legacy was to inspire others to join him in volunteering to create great radio shows. I have so many memories of His show and his guests on " Stand By For Blues! " susie mclerie

KAREN KENYON

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aren kenyon, who recently passed away, was an early and long-time Bedtime Story Reader. She read weekly on KMUN for over twelve years, beginning in 1984, introducing children to a wide variety of stories, including the chapter book, Indian in the Cupboard.

Karen Kenyon worked as the Librarian at Astor Elementary School for the majority of her professional years. She was active in the Astor Library Friends Association and in the Astoria Branch of AAUW, chairing the WINGS conference and serving as president in the early 80’s.

Friends at the station have started a memorial fund for Karen. karen kenyon (top middle), advocate for children, books and education

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Thank you for supporting the businesses that support your radio stations! activism Columbia Riverkeeper Friends of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge World Forum Foundation

food & beverage

42nd Street Cafe & Bistro Bowpicker Fish & Chips Bridgewater Bistro Charlie's Chophouse Charlie's Chowder House Columbia River Candies animal care & services Columbia River Coffee Roaster Fort George Brewery and Public House Holistic Horse Massage Jack Russell Rescue Oregon Washington Gulley's Butcher Shop McMenamin's Gearhart Hotel and Idaho, Inc. Sandtrap Pub Russell Hunter DVM Merry Time Bar & Grill Osburns Ice Creamery & Island Coffee construction Roasters Osprey Cafe Beerman Creek Construction Peaceful Ferments Brewing Co Chinook Custom Concrete Peninsula Golf Course and The Cove Columbia Steel Services Inc Restaurant Erickson Custom Renovations Pickled Fish Restaurant Morgan Soller Construction Pilot House Distilling Old World Renovations Salmonberry Saloon Pacific Window Restoration Seaside Brewery Street 14 Cafe farm & country Tokyo Teriyaki U Street Pub & Eatery 46 North Farm Kingfisher Farms health care & services LaNa's Conscious Farm Shweeash Bamboo Ancient Health and Healing: Seaside Sunset Lake Farm Group Acupuncture West-Davies Farm Astoria Chiropractic Astoria Integrative Family Medicine financial services Isa Haverlan, LMT - Allow Your Body to Heal Rosemarie Sibley CPA PC Kathleen Moore, Full Circle Counseling Shoreline Enterprises Lower Columbia Clinic Thrivent Financial Medix Ambulance Wauna Credit Union Nehalem Valley Psychological

BUSINESS MEMBERS

Seaside Wellness Center Tracy Erfling, ND home & garden Arcadia Organic Landscaping Garibaldi Gardener Hauer's Lawn Care & Equipment Jessica Schleif Gardens Willapa Bay Tile & Design lodging Beach Property Management Inc. Cannon Beach Vacation Rentals China Beach Retreat Twin Gables Inn other B Lively! Enterprises Columbia River Bar Pilots Four Winds Canvas Works Lower Columbia Q Center Sunset Empire Amateur Radio Club The Ship Report performing arts & entertainment Astoria Arts & Movement Center Brownsmead Flats Liberty Theater North Coast Chorale Skysong Music personal care Marco's Custom Bodyworks Spa at the Cannery Pier Hotel professional services

Coastal Advantage Astoria Real Estate Covert Properties Larsen Coast Homes retail Astoria Oregon Marketplace Beach Books Cannon Beach Book Company Cloud & Leaf Bookstore Garbo's Vintage Wear Godfathers Books Harmony Soapworks LLC Jack's Country Store Judith Altruda Jewelry Jupiter's Rare & Used Books Mallternative Trading Co Niva Green Old Town Framing Phog Bounders Antique Mall Purple Cow Toys Saturday Market at the Port Seaside Surf Shop Sid's IGA Market The Kite Factory Vintage Hardware Warrenton Deep Sea Crab & Fish visual arts & education Astoria Art Loft Astoria Downtown Historic District Association Astoria Makers David Lee Myers Photography Dragonfire Gallery gregnavratilart.com Hiih Gallery Imogen Gallery Lost Art of Nursing Museum Rainy Day Artistry Sally Lackaff Graphical Arts Tempo Gallery

Blair Henningsgaard, Attorney at Law CableFish Accords, Inc. Chinook Marine Repair, Inc. Land & Wire LLC Purposeful Journey, Inc. Ray Raihala Insurance Agency Stoppiello Architecture The Rope Room Recording Studio real estate Andrea Mace, Broker at Re/Max COAST COMMUNITY RADIO

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Underwriters renew... when they hear from you!

A Sparkling Castle

Good to Go

The Liberty Theater

Astoria Animal Hospital

Hearts of Space

Tillamook Regional Medical Center

Arbor Care Tree Specialists Astoria Art Loft

Astoria Co-op Grocery

Astoria Hometown Sears Astoria Real Estate Bank of the Pacific

Bill’s Tavern/Warren’s House Pub Blue Scorcher Bakery Cafe Bridgewater Bistro

Brim’s Farm and Garden Buoy Beer Company

Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa

Columbia Memorial Hospital

Columbia River Coffee Roaster David Hall

Finn Ware of Oregon

Fort George Brewery And Public House

Hauer’s Lawn Care and Equipment HipFish

Holly McHone Jewelers

Integrated Business Services Jonathon’s LTD La Luna Loca

Maggie and Henry McMenamin’s

Moberg and Rust, Attorneys at Law Moby Dick Inn/Tabard Inn

NCRD Performing Arts Center North Coast Food Web

Phog Bounders Antique Mall Salmonberry Saloon

Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Spa at Cannery Pier Hotel The Daily Astorian

Non-commercial Coast Community Radio hopes its on-air announcements of support from these businesses may help them in return. Please let them know you heard it here!

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The Wahkiakum County Eagle Time Enough Books Twin Gables Inn

Two Old Goats Farm & Feed Warrenton Deep Sea Wauna Credit Union

Willapa Hills Audubon Society

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2/1/19 ARTS! Live and Local Au Naturel exhibit in the CCC Royal Nebeker Art

Gallery. Kristin Shauck, Drea Frost, Henk Pander, Friderike Heuer (w/o Kristin)

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Bedtime Story Special guest reader,

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Ed and Saul—regular readers on our

Madeleine Yelvington (Age 7)— who

received several fan calls!

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second-Saturday Skinnamarink show.

1/4/19 ARTS! Live and Local with Fisherman, Poet, Prose writer Dave Densmore: FPG &

more

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Donate Today Directors and DJ Joey Altruda.

yes I want to help!

Spring is here and change is in the air.

mers, staff, volunteers, and board members. We’re looking forward to more hard work and more celebrating!

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Thank you for your support! We are a 501(c)3, tax exempt organization. Donations are tax-exempt to the extent allowed by law. coastradio.org coastradio.org • KMUN 91.9 Astoria • KTCB 89.5 Tillamook • KCPB 90.9 Warrenton

D I S C O V E R T HE

Port of Ilwaco

O N S O U T H W E S T WA S H I N GTO N ' S

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Englund Marine

Dining: Ole Bob's Galley Cafe Salt Pub

Lodging: Salt Hotel

Charter Fishing: Coho Seabreeze Pacific Beacon Shake-n-Bake Sportsfishing

Many downtown Ilwaco businesses only blocks away

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Shops/Galleries: Time Enough Books Don Nisbett Art Gallery Marie Powell Art Gallery Purly Shell Fiber Arts Jessie's Seafood Market Ole Bob's Seafood Market ArtPort Gallery Sportsmen’s Cannery Freedom Market RiversZen Yoga Sky Water Gallery & Boat Tours Luisa Mack Jewelry & Art David E. Jensen, Architect

Museums: Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center

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Saturday Market at the Port of Ilwaco, May-Sept.

Plenty of vehicle and trailer parking Self-service boatyard and haulout facility, including 5 indoor bays Renowned for friendly, helpful service Live bait available Wi-Fi available port-wide Public transit & taxi available

VisitLongBeachPeninsula.com

VISIT US!

Marine Supply:

AMENITIES/HIGHLIGHTS

LOCAL BUSINESSES

Long Beach Peninsula

Reserve slips online today:

portofilwaco.com

Learn more about area attractions & services:

visitlongbeachpeninsula.com

The music is even sweeter when you are a member. spring membership drive march 6–15

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In this issue

Tillicum Foundation Coast Community Radio P.O. Box 269 Astoria, OR 97103

From the Crow's Nest p. 8 Ship Report p. 7 Upcoming Programs p. 12 Program Guide p. 14–16 In Studio Photos p. 25

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